Summary

Demonstrations at the border between Gaza and Israel were calmer on Tuesday, following a day of violence on Monday which saw at least 60 people killed.

We’re going to close down the live blog for now, so here’s a look at what happened today:

At least two Palestinian protestors died from Israeli gunfire on Tuesday during protests near the border. The protests marked the 70th anniversary of the expulsion of 700,000 people during the creation of Israel.

UN general secretary António Guterres said he is “profoundly alarmed and concerned by the sharp escalation of violence and the number of Palestinians killed and injured in the Gaza protests.” He also called for restraint on both sides.

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She started by speaking about Gaza and said the deaths were disturbing. There is an urgent need to discover what happened, and why live fire was used, she said. She said the UK government accepts Israel’s right to self defense, but the use of live fire yesterday was “troubling”.

Israel’s “occupation is the main source of violence in the region,” Mansour continued, adding, “for those who do not acknowledge it live in a different reality. “

“Let us investigate what’s happening on the ground... Palestinians will accept the findings come what may.”

Mansour also criticized the US, calling its decision to move the US embassy to Jerusalem a “provocation.” He also accused the Trump administration of allowing the Jewish state to “commit more crimes against the Palestinian people” with “impunity.”

The US “should not close their eyes to situation on the ground,” Mansour said.

Haaretz’s diplomatic correspondent, Noa Landau, says US ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, left the security council meeting room when Palestine’s permanent observer began his address. Palestine is not a member of the UN, but was named a “non-member observer state” in November 2012.

Israeli firefighters put out a tire fire along the border with the Gaza Strip after they were started by Palestinians during clashes with Israeli forces Photograph: Ahmad Gharabli/AFP/Getty Images

A Palestinian youth hurls a stone during clashes with Israeli forces on May 15, 2018 near the border fence with Israel east of Jabalia in the central Gaza Strip Photograph: Mohammed Abed/AFP/Getty Images

Protesters hold an effigy of US president Donald Trump as they shout slogans in front of the Israel consulate in Diyarbakir, Turkey Photograph: Ilyas Akengin/AFP/Getty Images